Commercial Fishing

news, events, and other information for the commercial fishing, aquaculture, and seafood industries

representing trawlers in Washington, Oregon, and California since 1952 - [Read more]

UFA's mission is to promote and protect the common interest of Alaska's commercial fishing industry, as a vital component of Alaska's social and economic well-being. - [Read more]

The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) is the nation’s leading advocacy organization for the seafood industry. Its member companies represent every element of the industry from the fishing vessels at sea to the national seafood restaurant chains. This water-to-table diversity allows NFI to speak with authority to decision makers in Washington, D.C., and impact public policy that will help secure a healthy future for all Americans. - [Read more]

Aquaculture Certification Council, Inc. is a nongovernmental body established to certify social, environmental and food safety standards at aquaculture facilities throughout the world. This Missouri nonprofit, non-member public benefit corporation applies elements of the Global Aquaculture Alliance Responsible Aquaculture Program in a certification system that combines site inspections and effluent sampling with sanitary controls, therapeutic controls and traceability. - [Read more]

The New England Seafood Producers Association is a non-profit organization –comprised of representatives from the region’s shore-side industry. Our mission is to advocate, promote and sustain the seafood industry of New England through positive public relations. NESPA formed in 2002 when concerns began to rise about negative media coverage of seafood’s effects on health and how the industry could sustain itself under increasing regulation. - [Read more]

In 1984, the State of Louisiana created the Louisiana Seafood Promotion & Marketing Board to support their vast historical commercial fisheries industry. Although seafood had grown from a subsistence economy to a world class operation, it was challenged by dramatic changes in the marketplace and in the environment. - [Read more]

recipes, news and information on shrimp from The Shrimp Council - [Read more]

The Maine Lobster Promotion Council (MLPC) markets and promotes the sale of Maine lobster in local, regional, national and world markets year-round. The Council encourages education and training of all customers — including wholesale, retail and foodservice, and end-consumers — about how to handle, prepare, serve, promote, and sell Maine lobster. - [Read more]

The Georgia Shrimp Association operates for educational, research and promotional purposes. The objectives are to promote the wise use of marine resources, to promote Georgia Shrimp products and to support research for understanding and improving the commercial shrimp fisheries of the South Atlantic, especially their execution in Georgia - [Read more]

Working in partnership to protect our ecological and community well-being, the Massachusetts Fishermen's Partnership (MFP) pledges mutual support to preserve the living heritage of fishing families by promoting the common interests and economic viability of commercial fishermen of all sectors. Furthermore, we agree to collaborate with those in other states and nations who are committed to comparable goals. - [Read more]

The Chesapeake Bay Seafood Industries Association (CBSIA) is a nonprofit trade association formed to represent the seafood processing industry in Maryland. We work to further the best interests of the Maryland seafood industry, supporting all efforts to preserve the resource and thus maintain a viable industry for the small businessmen, both watermen and processors, who depend on a healthy resource for their livelihood. The CBSIA represents the interests of Maryland’s seafood industry - [Read more]

The Association’s primary goal is to assure that our marine resources are managed responsibly and that all of the people in New Jersey, whether as anglers or as seafood consumers will be able to enjoy the bounty of New Jersey’s rich coastal and offshore waters for generations. - [Read more]

A.O.L.A. is a non-profit trade association dedicated to the conservation of the lobster resource and the preservation of the offshore lobster industry. The association closely monitors all facets of the state and federal fishery management process as it pertains to, or impacts offshore lobster. We offer a strong, balanced voice for our members who consist of a large segment of the offshore lobster fleet. - [Read more]

Founded in 1954, the Maine Lobstermen's Association works hard to protect the lobster resource, our traditions and way of life. Founded on the principles of unity and cooperation, the MLA was formed by lobstermen to empower Maine’s lobster industry by speaking with a united voice. Our strength is in our numbers. - [Read more]

The Maryland Watermen’s Association website features articles and information from the Waterman’s Gazette, as well as links to other sites of interest, such as the state legislature, the U.S. Coast Guard and the Department of Natural Resources. - [Read more]

The mission of the ECSGA is to promote responsible commercial shellfish aquaculture through market research and promotion, active involvement in public education, participation in policy formation at the state and national levels, and directed research. - [Read more]

The Massachusetts Aquaculture Association is a Trade Association formed in 1986 to promote the continued development of shellfish and fish farming, and to improve some of the conditions affecting aquaculture in Massachusetts today. - [Read more]

a non-profit alliance of members of the shrimp industry in eight states committed to preventing the continued deterioration of America's domestic shrimp industry and to ensuring the industry's future viability. SSA serves as the national voice for the shrimp fishermen and processors in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Texas. - [Read more]

The Union was established in November 1912 as this nation crept toward its involvement in World War I. Although the halibut/sablefish longline fishery has been the backbone of the Union, we have now incorporated crab fishermen. We consider ourselves more of a fixed gear Union rather than just longliners. - [Read more]